Statement on the State Budget Deal: By CLCV CEO Sarah Rose California voters expect our leaders to make timely investments in activities that fight climate …
California: Fracked!
Last week, the California Senate passed SB 4, a comprehensive fracking regulation bill authored by environmental champion Senator Fran Pavley. It passed on a party-line …
Bag ban bill is dead, but the movement is alive (and growing)
Last Thursday, a bill that would have banned single use plastic grocery bags in California narrowly failed to pass the Senate floor. The bill is …
How convenient are plastic bags, really?
“But they’re so convenient.” Really? [Updated May 30, 2013: Today the California state senate failed to pass SB 405, the statewide plastic bag ban. The …
Governor Brown’s Proposed Loan Has Environmentalists Seeing Red
California Governor Jerry Brown earned CLCV’s endorsement when he ran for governor (again) in 2010, and he’s earned decent scores on our annual California …
SoCal Election Results: Garcetti and Gonzalez Win
Yesterday was Election Day in areas across California; once again demonstrating their commitment to building a better environmental future, voters elected candidates dedicated to renewable …
Senator Boxer Gets an Earful About Bad Water Bill
Sometimes your friends need to know they’re not acting in your best interests. And sometimes, if your friend is a U.S. Senator, she may need …
Lorena Gonzalez for Assembly District 80
I don’t need to tell you that the 80th Assembly District has its fair share of pollution problems. Dirty rainwater, cross-border pollution, smog from the …
Gov. Brown’s Earth Day Proclamation
In Governor Brown’s official proclamation commemorating today as Earth Day, the governor urges all Californians read the “Warning to Humanity.” Here is a copy of …
Happy Earth Day!
Today, CLCV sent a special edition of the Weekly Green. In case you missed it, here are a few of our favorite articles and …
The Assembly "Surf Caucus"
If you’re an observer or a participant in politics, you’ve probably asked yourself “What kind of person runs for office?” The video I just watched …
S.E.C. Considering New Disclosure Rule
According to an article in today’s New York Times, the “Securities and Exchange Commission has been flooded with calls to require publicly traded corporations …
